# kakegoe

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. Melodramatic calls from an audience in kabuki theatre or as part of call-and-response singing in Japanese folk music.

## Etymology
From Japanese かけごえ (“hung voice”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/kakegoe